46 Best universities for Creative Writing in Indonesia

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Indonesia ranked based on their research performance in Creative Writing. A graph of 21.6K citations received by 8.19K academic papers made by 46 universities in Indonesia was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. Sebelas Maret University

Indonesia | Surakarta

For Creative Writing

#15 in Asia

#288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1976

2. Indonesia University of Education

Indonesia | Bandung

For Creative Writing

#21 in Asia

#359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

3. University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Depok

For Creative Writing

#22 in Asia

#374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1950

4. State University of Malang

Indonesia | Malang

For Creative Writing

#23 in Asia

#382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

5. Gadjah Mada University

Indonesia | Sleman

For Creative Writing

#27 in Asia

#424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1949

6. State University of Padang

Indonesia | Padang

For Creative Writing

#28 in Asia

#425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1997

7. State Islamic University of Yogyakarta

Indonesia | Sleman

For Creative Writing

#34 in Asia

#472 in the World

Founded: 2004

8. State University of Semarang

Indonesia | Semarang

For Creative Writing

#35 in Asia

#475 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1965

9. State University of Yogyakarta

Indonesia | Sleman

For Creative Writing

#54 in Asia

#593 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

10. Diponegoro University

Indonesia | Semarang

For Creative Writing

#56 in Asia

#604 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 38,503
Founded: 1957

11. Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta

Indonesia | South Tangerang

For Creative Writing

#57 in Asia

#606 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 31,643
Founded: 1957

12. Padjadjaran University

Indonesia | Sumedang

For Creative Writing

#62 in Asia

#629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 41,412
Founded: 1957

13. Airlangga University

Indonesia | Surabaya

For Creative Writing

#66 in Asia

#654 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

14. State University of Surabaya

Indonesia | Surabaya

For Creative Writing

#70 in Asia

#682 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

15. Udayana University

Indonesia | Badung

For Creative Writing

#89 in Asia

#762 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Founded: 1962

16. State University of Makassar

Indonesia | Makassar

For Creative Writing

#100 in Asia

#800 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1964

17. Bina Nusantara University

Indonesia | Jakarta

For Creative Writing

#103 in Asia

#809 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1981

18. State University of Medan

Indonesia | Medan

For Creative Writing

#104 in Asia

#810 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1963

19. Sanata Dharma University

Indonesia | Sleman

For Creative Writing

#106 in Asia

#817 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 29%
Founded: 1955

20. Maulana Malik Ibrahim State Islamic University of Malang

Indonesia | Malang

For Creative Writing

#107 in Asia

#831 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 2004

21. Telkom University

Indonesia | Bandung

For Creative Writing

#117 in Asia

#872 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2013

22. Jambi University

Indonesia | Jambi

For Creative Writing

#122 in Asia

#906 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1963

23. Syiah Kuala University

Indonesia | Banda Aceh

For Creative Writing

#126 in Asia

#912 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1961

24. Bandung Institute of Technology

Indonesia | Bandung

For Creative Writing

#129 in Asia

#927 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 23,848
Founded: 1959

25. University of North Sumatra

Indonesia | Medan

For Creative Writing

#147 in Asia

#975 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Founded: 1952

26. Brawijaya University

Indonesia | Malang

For Creative Writing

#155 in Asia

#1003 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 13,927
Founded: 1963

27. Nommensen HKBP University

Indonesia | Medan

For Creative Writing

#156 in Asia

#1008 in the World

Founded: 1954

28. Lampung University

Indonesia | Bandar Lampung

For Creative Writing

#161 in Asia

#1020 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1965

29. Lambung Mangkurat University

Indonesia | Banjarmasin

For Creative Writing

#166 in Asia

#1037 in the World

Founded: 1958

30. Hasanuddin University

Indonesia | Makassar

For Creative Writing

#170 in Asia

#1055 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1956

31. University of Bengkulu

Indonesia | Bengkulu

For Creative Writing

#171 in Asia

#1056 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1982

32. Ahmad Dahlan University

Indonesia | Yogyakarta

For Creative Writing

#180 in Asia

#1091 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Founded: 1994

33. University of Mataram

Indonesia | Mataram

For Creative Writing

#182 in Asia

#1113 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1962

34. Mulawarman University

Indonesia | Samarinda

For Creative Writing

#184 in Asia

#1121 in the World

Enrollment: 35,268
Founded: 1962

35. Sriwijaya University

Indonesia | Palembang

For Creative Writing

#225 in Asia

#1250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1960

36. Pelita Harapan University

Indonesia | Tangerang

For Creative Writing

#245 in Asia

#1322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 14,564
Founded: 1994

37. Petra Christian University

Indonesia | Surabaya

For Creative Writing

#271 in Asia

#1399 in the World

Founded: 1961

38. Tanjungpura University

Indonesia | Pontianak

For Creative Writing

#282 in Asia

#1434 in the World

Founded: 1963

39. Andalas University

Indonesia | Padang

For Creative Writing

#301 in Asia

#1466 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Founded: 1956

40. Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta

Indonesia | Bantul

For Creative Writing

#313 in Asia

#1496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1981

41. University of Riau

Indonesia | Pekanbaru

For Creative Writing

#320 in Asia

#1510 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 41%
Founded: 1962

42. Satya Wacana Christian University

Indonesia | Salatiga

For Creative Writing

#329 in Asia

#1533 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1956

43. Jenderal Soedirman University

Indonesia | Banyumas

For Creative Writing

#339 in Asia

#1550 in the World

Founded: 1963

44. Islamic University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Sleman

For Creative Writing

#347 in Asia

#1571 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1945

45. Tarumanagara University

Indonesia | West Jakarta

For Creative Writing

#361 in Asia

#1601 in the World

Founded: 1959

46. Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia

Indonesia | Jakarta

For Creative Writing

#382 in Asia

#1635 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1960

The best cities to study Creative Writing in Indonesia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Surakarta, Bandung, Depok, and Malang.